Most mice don't like being switched in/out. I'm surprised it resumes
working when you switch back.
Leo Stutzmann wrote:
>
> I have 2 cpus connected through a CPU switch (non-powered cheap one) to a
> keyboard, mouse, and monitor.
>
> I have to have the switch set to the correct CPU when I power up that CPU,
> after the machine is powered up, everything works, including X. Once both
> CPUs are up, and X is running, when I switch to CPU A from B the mouse
> pointer does not work and is stuck in one spot. To correct this I have to
> shut down X and restart it. Then when I switch back to CPU B from A the same
> thing happens.
>
> I am running Mandrake 7.1 B3, but this happens with older version as well. I
> thought maybe a newer XFree86 might fix the problem, but no luck so far.
>
> This switch works when both machines are running Solaris X86, and Windows.
>
> Any help or pointers (no pun intended) would be appreciated.
>
> Leo Stutzmann
